They All Kissed the Bride

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They All Kissed the Bride
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Alexander Hall
Written by
Screenplay by P. J. Wolfson
Story by
Produced byEdward Kaufman
Starring Joan Crawford
Melvyn Douglas
Cinematography Joseph Walker
Edited by Viola Lawrence
Music by Werner R. Heymann
Production
company
Columbia Pictures
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • June 11, 1942 (1942-06-11)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1 million (US rentals) [1]

They All Kissed the Bride is a 1942 American screwball comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Joan Crawford and Melvyn Douglas.

Contents

Crawford took over the title role after Carole Lombard died in a plane crash in early 1942. Crawford donated all of her pay for this film to the American Red Cross. [2]

Plot

A trucking firm executive falls in love.

Cast

Production

They All Kissed the Bride was slated to star Carole Lombard in a follow-up film to the successful To Be or Not to Be . However, she died in a 1942 plane crash after departing Las Vegas on her way back from a bond-selling tour. MGM ‘s Louis B. Mayer agreed to place Crawford on loan to Columbia, where producer Edward Kaufman had to rework the script to fit Crawford's style of comedy. In fact, Mayer rarely lent stars of Crawford's stature, not wanting other studios to profit from MGM's star-making machine. Crawford insisted that Melvyn Douglas (with whom she had appeared in 1938's The Shining Hour and 1941's A Woman's Face ) star with her. [2]

Home video

As of 2024, They All Kissed the Bride and Letty Lynton are the only two major Joan Crawford sound movies that have not been released onto DVD in the U.S., but They All Kissed the Bride was released onto VHS in the 1990s as a Columbia Classics title. [3]

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References

  1. "101 Pix Gross in Millions" Variety 6 Jan 1943 p 58
  2. 1 2 "They All Kissed the Bride". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  3. "They All Kissed the Bride". Amazon. Retrieved May 17, 2018.